Amiga CD_ROMs
12-Dec-93 01:58:54
Sb: #124777-Amiga CD_ROMs
Fm: John Draper 76703,4322
To: Gary Vander Mei 71232,3706
What I am describing is an 'internal' ribbon cable, such as might be
found in an external cabinet containing SCSI devices. I don't think
I'd characterize it as being that, 'but with Centronics 50-pin
connectors' though. All cables in SCSI cabinets will have a way to
connect to the outside, and most often, it is with the
Centronics-style 50 pin connector(s). So, to clarify what I was
saying before, here are a couple of diagrams..
(1)
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|———————————-
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| |- (this is a connector
| attached to a device)
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|———————————-
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^
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|– These are 50 pin Centronics connectors
The above is a 'legal' configuration.
(2)
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|–|
| |———————————|
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|–|
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^ ^ ^ ^
| | | |_ connector on drive
| | |_ ribbon cable
| |
| |_Short loop of cable to 'pass through'
|
|_ two 50 pin Centronics connectors.
This one is an illegal configuration, if the ribbon cable between the
loop and drive is longer than 10 cm.